How can I tell my parents I self harm?
So I cut myself, but no one knows because it's not really visible (i.e. like hips). I want to get help because I don't want this to be my form of release, but I'm really ashamed of it. And I just know that my parents will blame themselves, and my mom has already said she doesn't understand self harm and thinks people who do it are 'crazy' (but she doesn't know I do it yet). It's giving me crazy anxiety just thinking about having to explain this to them, but I really want to stop. How can I tell them?
How do I tell my parents I self harm?
I've been doing self harm for about 5 years. I do 5-6 different types of self harm. I'm afraid my parents and family will be really mad at me. My dad accidentally found out that I'm suicidal and he wasn't mad but just him knowing makes me even more upset bc I didn't want ANYONE to know! Do most parents get mad? Do they get upset ? Do they punish you for hurting yourself? What can I expect from them? Will they hunt through my room and demand for me to give/tell them what I use and why I do and when I do it? If you have a personal experience I'd like hear how it went so I get an idea of how to deal with their response
How do I tell my parents that I used to self-harm?
Don't feel pressured into telling them if you're not ready. Your friend should not have said that to you, it doesn't sound very supportive to me. It doesn't sound like you actually WANT to tell them. If you are not self harming at the moment there is no great urgency in telling anyone. However if you feel you need to start again, then you should probably get some support form somewhere, whether that be your parents, a teacher, or whoever.
How do I tell my parents I relapsed with self-harm?
Only tell them if you want to or are comfortable doing it. I know that this is frowned upon or whatever, but it is really about what works for you. Personally, I wouldn’t tell my parents that I relapsed with self harm because it would bring up things that are not worth bringing up and would also just bring a lot of unnecessary attention to my mental/emotional state. But of course, that is my opinion, albeit an unpopular one.If you you want to be open with your parents and encourage a healthy environment within your home, then I would tell them whenever you have the chance. Don’t think about it too much, otherwise you’re just going to psych yourself out of it, ya know? Of course tailor this method to comfortably accommodate a healthy venting sesh.If you don’t want to tell your parents after all, just move on with your life. Not saying that you should ignore it, but leave it behind and move forward.BEST OF LUCK BUDDY-Obtw sorry for the crap writing, haven’t answered anything in 5 ever, and I’m just progressively becoming less and less intelligent. HAVE A FANTASSSSSSS DAY!!!!!!
Can a therapist tell my parents I self harm?
NO. Even though you are a minor, it is confidential. The ONLY time a therapist can disclose confidential information is if 1: You give explicit permission 2: He is court-ordered to give information 3: He suspects child abuse 4: You are threatening real and present danger -i.e. suicide or murder. Yes self harm is a "danger" and potentially life threatening, but it is not considered to be dangerous enough to warrant a breach in confidentiality. So unless you say you intend to take your life the next time you self harm, or he believes you are extreme enough that you may accidentally kill yourself in the immediate future, he can't say anything to your parents.
SELF HARM? Will the coach tell my parents ):?
Well I have a self harm issues like I'm addicted too it. I have to cut like once a day or every other day. I just think about it a lot. Well last week was just horrible with fighting and stress and all that. So I cutted a lot on my thighs left and right. Well smart of me I forgot I was in pe. So when I go to pe I wear basketball shorts but they don't cover everything. So when I sit it's like really obvious and doing curl ups and all that. Well yesterday a guy and a girl were like what happen? Do u cut yourself? And I was like no. And changed the subject real fast. Well today I caught my pe teacher like looking at me a couple of times and at the end of class she looked at me and wrote something down. I thought that was odd since she already took attendance. Do u think she might tell my parents or something? I checked my parents email and it had nothing regarding to that. Are teachers obligated to tell someone if she saw that from me? I knew if the consulars found out they ussally tell the parents. But idk. Do u think it was nothing? She didn't say anything to me so. I really don't want my parents to find out. Also no mean comments. I'm not mean to you so don't be mean to me.
Will my therapist tell my parents that I self-harm?
Ask him. He has to tell you the truth. Ask him about cutting and if he would have to tell. Talk things out with him. cutting is considered a serious symptom that can't be taken lightly. You , and anyone , need help in stopping, because it can become addictive. I think you should find out why you are cutting, because it is often because of pain that you don't know how to deal with. He could help you with that, too. You and others who cut, will sooner or later have to deal with this anyway. You could do it now, so that you can grow up and be happy. startstrongteens.org loveisnotabuse.com self-injury.net selfinjury.com text 1-331-442-4863 hotline 18887576237 18003668288 your therapist , if he is worthy of trust, and helps you , can be a type of role model for you as well. best wishes
Does a teacher have to tell your parents about self harm even if you ask her not to?
My teacher didn't, it is probably because he trusted me to tell her after the mature conversation we had. I emailed him just saying that I wanted to speak to him about something. The next day I had completely forgotten about it, Maths comes along and I'm told that I need to go to a computer room (he was there as he was working with people preparing power points) and I didn't know why I had to go there. I walk past his office and it clicked in my head. I spoke to him and at the time I had red marks on my hands from scratching them really hard the night before which lead to the email. I told him and he told me to tell my mother and that he would sort something out. He hasn't told my mother, and as far as he knows, I've told her myself.